The Ford's crew left Norfolk, Va., on June 24, initially bound for the Mediterranean. More than nine months later, the crew ...

The Navy is trying to preserve a sea-based Marine airpower option on ships that are becoming harder to keep at sea. The “lightning carrier” concept depends on big-deck amphibious assault ships that ...

The Pentagon has approved the deployment of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the Middle East, bolstering US troop levels and air power as Washington ...

The war, which shows no signs of ending soon, has disrupted oil exports from the region, driven fuel prices far higher ...

Military veteran Noah Mancuso led sailors in service before dropping anchor in KnoxvilleBy Phil Newman | Photograph by Nathan SparksAppeared in Cityview Magazine, Vol. 42, Issue 2 (March/April ...

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, disembark MV-22B Ospreys on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer ...

In addition to toilet backups, complaints about the long deployment include missing funerals and family. The Navy said morale "remains strong" and systems are operating within parameters. This article ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia lawmakers are raising concerns as tensions with Iran escalate and a Norfolk-based aircraft carrier remains on extended deployment. The U.S. has increased its military presence ...

WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains the massive U.S. military presence in the Middle East as President Trump amps up pressure on Iran over its nuclear program. Illustration: Ryan Trefes One sailor missed ...

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford entered the Mediterranean Sea on Friday morning as speculation grows about a potential US attack on Iran. Ship trackers spotted the American vessel as it passed ...

President Trump is sending the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest warship, to the Middle East, along with a huge fleet of aerial refueling tankers and F-22 and F-35 strike fighters, according to ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), a nuclear-powered supercarrier which is the largest aircraft carrier in the world, is anchored in the Bay of Palma after arriving to Palma de Mallorca on October 3, ...